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Gaming tax revenue grew more than 5% to $1.99 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June, according to a report from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.

Charges have been filed against Max Jones, a 21-year-old resident of St. Louis, who was found guilty of murder. He is currently being held on a $1 million cash-only bond. Jones was charged on October 10 for the murder of Earl Jones, Jr., a 57-year-old resident of St. Louis. 

I realized recently that I had now passed 30 years on the internet, having obtained my first internet access in August of 1993 — the same year that many consider to be the year that the internet became commercial. That was back when you had to obtain access to the internet, rather than just… having […]

The restaurants he owns allow diners to pick two — but Mike Hamra seems to be hoping that voters will pick him as the one. The scion of a family-owned Springfield, Missouri, company that owns chain eateries across the South, including Wendy's and Panera Bread, Hamra recently formed an exploratory committee to run for Missouri governor in 2024, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Unlike the frontrunners for the job, Hamra is a Democrat.

Two inmates stole the guard's radio and pepper spray during the attack Sunday morning.

Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx, drummer Matt Sorum and Styx are among the artists donating items to a new auction benefiting Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen’s Raven Drum Foundation.  The 12 Drummers Drumming auction helps raise money for Raven…

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About 50 people signed up to speak at the meeting, most in a protest organized by charter school supporters.

The crash was about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at South 14th Street and Clark Avenue.

A home in Webster Groves is one step closer to receiving historic status.

Gross sued St. Louis last year over its delays producing records from the St. Louis Justice Center, the downtown city jail.

This is my sixteenth update to the citizens of the 111 th district, as your State Representative. The summer and fall have been very busy for me and my office staff, as we shift gears away from the spring legislative session and back to in-district activities and outreach. In August, we held traveling office hours throughout the district as well as an evening session at the Alton office. During these office hours, we meet with constituents on various issues and work to resolve problems with state agencies. We also hear general complaints and compliments and meet people we may not have met before. Although the traveling office hours are complete at this time, you can always call my office for assistance. We recently held a Citizens Utility Board (CUB) event at Senior Services Plus in Alton. Citizens Utility Board is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded to educate and advocate for residential and small-business utility customers. We had high demand for the one-on-one meetings

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The Florida-based Hoffmann Family of Cos. has listed its Emmaus Homes campus in rural Marthasville for sale for just under $1 million.

The social cost of carbon quantifies the hidden price of emitting CO2, from flood damage to health effects.

About 350 people attended the music festival last year, and that number is expected to double when the event returns Oct. 14 at the Big Top.

GRAFTON - Community members listened on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, as Grafton city officials shared their plans for a veterans memorial and museum. Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow and Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau President Cory Jobe spoke about the $6 million project and how it will affect Grafton, while architect Jamie Henderson shared information about the memorial and museum design. Local singer Nikki Brooks provided music, and Alton Mayor David Goins led the invocation. The project aims to honor Grafton’s veteran population, which, at 17%, is the highest per capita in Illinois. “This memorial is designed for everyone,” Morrow said. “It will be a place of quiet reflection and a place of education. We are doing this so we never forget what our men and women in the military have done for our nation.” The museum will be located at the current Grafton Visitor Center at 950 E. Main Street. The nearby memorial will depict the U.S. Army Provisional

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Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome to be lighted blue and white in honor of Israeli and American lives lost in Israel and as show support for the people of Israel as they fight back against Hamas terrorists. 

The 28-year-old woman said she joined the site over the summer to supplement her second-year teaching salary of about $42,000.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – On an official visit to Europe this week, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees—reaffirmed our nation’s commitment to Romania and all members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as Vladimir Putin continues his unjustified and unprovoked war of choice against Ukraine. During discussions with Romanian parliamentarians, the Minister of Defense, the Secretary of State for Strategic Affairs and other leaders, Duckworth also underscored that not only is continued American support for Ukraine critically important to the brave Ukrainians who are fighting for freedom and democracy on the other side of Romania’s border, but that this aid is also important for America’s own national security and the security all NATO allies as well. Photos of the Senator’s visit are available here . “As a member of the Senate Armed Services

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